Castelo Branco

Idanha-a-Nova

Discover the 13 parishes that make up the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco district.

13 Parishes

8,355 Inhabitants

367m Avg. Altitude

Suggested route

The Route of Idanha-a-Nova

Don't visit just one. Here's a route of 8 parishes ordered geographically for a perfect weekend getaway.

União das freguesias de Idanha-a-Nova e Alcafozes

União das freguesias de Idanha-a-Nova e Alcafozes

2,388 inh.

Ladoeiro

Ladoeiro

1,053 inh.

Rosmaninhal

Rosmaninhal

437 inh.

União das freguesias de Zebreira e Segura

União das freguesias de Zebreira e Segura

1,007 inh.

Toulões

Toulões

226 inh.

União das freguesias de Monfortinho e Salvaterra do Extremo

União das freguesias de Monfortinho e Salvaterra do Extremo

508 inh.

Penha Garcia

Penha Garcia

551 inh.

União das freguesias de Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha

União das freguesias de Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha

766 inh.

This route is calculated geographically to minimise travel. Perfect for discovering the municipality at your own pace.

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Parishes
of Idanha-a-Nova

13 parishes

Aldeia de Santa Margarida

Aldeia de Santa Margarida

Roman slabs, Templar wells and monthly markets colour this Idanha-a-Nova schist village

Ladoeiro

Ladoeiro

Dawn ignites schist houses, eagles circle over shale gorges, 500-million-year stones whisper.

Medelim

Medelim

Cobbled lanes, 1642-hinged church, vultures over Serra de Penha Garcia

Oledo

Oledo

Sparrow song drifts past stone granaries, woodsmoke and 16th-century chapels in Idanha-a-Nova

Penha Garcia

Penha Garcia

Quartzite ridges glow above the Pônsul as roast kid scents schist lanes beneath a Templar keep.

Proença-a-Velha

Proença-a-Velha

In Idanha-a-Nova's border village, candle-wax churches, triple-time seguidillas and oak doors the co

Rosmaninhal

Rosmaninhal

Stone mills, violet hills and eagles—this Beira Baixa hamlet breathes olive oil and wild herbs

São Miguel de Acha

São Miguel de Acha

Trilobite fossils, granite trails and peppery oil in Idanha-a-Nova’s near-empty parish

Toulões

Toulões

Silent schist roofs, cork groves and goat slow-roasted in Beira smoke

União das freguesias de Idanha-a-Nova e Alcafozes

União das freguesias de Idanha-a-Nova e Alcafozes

Granite ruins echo legions, cork pops, olive oil flows—Idanha-a-Nova & Alcafozes wait.

União das freguesias de Monfortinho e Salvaterra do Extremo

União das freguesias de Monfortinho e Salvaterra do Extremo

Soak where legionaries once shed armour, then wander smugglers’ cartridge walls in Salvaterra do Ext

União das freguesias de Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha

União das freguesias de Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha

Walk boulder-split lanes above the Tagus, then descend to a Roman village where 83 souls guard marbl

União das freguesias de Zebreira e Segura

União das freguesias de Zebreira e Segura

Cross a 2nd-century granite arch into Spain, hike black-stork cliffs, then feast on olive-oil sponge

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